hearken

verb

heark·en | \ ˈhär-kən

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variants: or harken

hearkened or harkened; hearkening\ ˈhärk-niŋ

How to pronounce hearkening (audio)

, ˈhär-kə- \ or harkening

Definition of hearken

intransitive verb

1 : listen hearkened without much mental comment— Theodore Dreiser

2 : to give respectful attention the humble folk who hearkened to these evangelists— G. M. Stephenson

transitive verb

archaic : to give heed to : hear

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Synonyms & Antonyms for hearken

Synonyms

attend, hark, harken, hear, heed, listen, mind

Antonyms

ignore, tune out

Examples of hearken in a Sentence

hearken! I hear the distant beat of the hooves of many horses

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hearing examiner

hearing-impaired

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The first known use of hearken was before the 12th century

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hearken

verb

hear·ken | \ ˈhär-kən

\

hearkened; hearkening

Kids Definition of hearken

: listen sense 1

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